Dulce Et Decorum Est

Question 1

Finish the quote “bent double…

Answer 1

“Bent double, like old beggars under sacks”

Question 2

Finish the quote “Knock kneed…

Answer 2

“Knock-kneed, coughing like hags, we cursed through sludge”

Question 3

Finish the quote “Drunk…

Answer 3

“Drunk with fatigue; deaf even to the hoots of tried out stripped five nines that dropped behind”

Question 4

Finish the quote “And flound’ring

Answer 4

“And flound’ring like a man in fire or lime”

Question 5

Finish the quote and the four lines following “If you could hear…

Answer 5

“If you could hear, at every jolt, the blood
Come gargling from the froth corrupted lungs,
Obscene as cancer, bitter as cud
Of vile, incurable sores on innocent tongues”

Question 6

What are the last four lines of the poem?

Answer 6

“My friend, you would not tell with such high zest
To children ardent for some desperate glory,
The old lie: Dluce Est decorum est pro patria mori”

Question 7

What quotes emphasise the realities of war?

Answer 7

• “bent double like old beggars under sacks”
• Repetition of “green”
• imagery “come gargling from the froth corrupted lungs” , “of vile incurable sores on innocent tongues” , “and flound’ring like a man in fire of lime”

Question 8

What quotes emphasise the theme of desensitisation?

Answer 8

• “all blind; drunk with fatigue; deaf even to the hoots of tired out stripped five nines that dropped behind”

Question 9

What quotes emphasise the anti war theme in the poem?

Answer 9

-imagery “come gargling from froth corrupted lungs” ,
“watch the white eyes writhing in his face”
- “my friend, you would not tell with such high zest to children ardent for some desperate glory, the old lie: Dulce et decorum Est pro patria mori”

Question 10

Who wrote this poem and when was it written?

Answer 10

• Wilfred Owen

- Written in 1917

Question 11

What is Dulce et Decorum est about?

Answer 11

-About The atmosphere of the world one war trenches , full of mud and death. He illustrates the brutal everyday struggle of a company of soldiers, focusing on the story of one soldiers agonising death and discusses the trauma that the event left behind

Question 12

What are the main themes in the poem?

Answer 12

• realities of war
• lasting effects of war (PTSD)
• Suffering
• Antiwar
• Challenging beliefs about fighting for your country
• Death
• Dehumanisation
• Desensitization

Question 13

Why does he use the Latin quote in his poem and who is the quote from?

Answer 13

• Roman poet Horace
• Highlight the difference between the glorious image of war (spread by those not actually fighting in it) and wars horrifying reality.